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Terri P. Capital Gains & W2 income
5 September 2025 | 4 replies
Be mindful that the 0% tax only applies upto that amount including all your income(W-2 + capital gains from sale of real estate).A lot of people think that just becuase they make less than $50,000 that 100% of their capital gains would be excluded.
Holly Calabro DSCR or conventional refi?
9 September 2025 | 15 replies
You will be required to disclose any debt and liabilities on a future mortgage application, which includes this loan.If the loan is made to an entity with a PG from you, then once it has been paid directly by the entity for 12 consecutive months and included in the business cashflow workup, it may be excludable from DTI for Conventional loans.
Zach A. Anyone Using Facebook Ads to Find Motivated Sellers?
19 September 2025 | 8 replies
Google Ads PPCCTR 4-6%CPC $40-$70Conv Rate 10-20%Leads Per Deal 15-20Rev Per Deal $30kRev Per Flip $56kA few things to note:These numbers are based on a pretty targeted keyword campaign, excluding broad keywords.
Peter Firehock The Short Term Rental Loophole
15 September 2025 | 15 replies
Make sure to consult with your CPA about which hours can be used before starting your hours log.Here are the indicators that put you at risk of an Audit that the IRS looks at with this strategy::(Source)Real Estate ProfessionalIf you don’t have the ability to invest these kinds of hours into a property, you can become a Real Estate Professional under the tax code, or have a wife or husband become a Real Estate Professional, which then will turn your Passive Losses into Active Losses on your real estate.To become a Real Estate Professional, you need to have:(Source)As long as you work 750 hours in real estate (14.42 hours a week excluding vacation), AND half your time is spent on real estate activities (so you could still do other work for 12-13 hours a week), you can qualify as a Real Estate Professional.
Zeni Kharel Tax considerations during home buying
3 September 2025 | 19 replies
One of the biggest tax advantages in real estate is the "Homeowners exclusion" If you live in a home for 2 out of the last 5 years, $250,000 in capital gains ($500k for married couples) is excluded from your income when you sell. 
Joseph M. Experience with SuGo Capital (Sarah Sullivan / Theophile Goguely)? Good/Bad/Ugly?
12 September 2025 | 18 replies
The GPs excluded key stakeholders from that process, and the offer itself insulted the lender with its terms, pushing us closer to foreclosure.
Marcus Pender Have a great base, Don’t know which path to take
24 September 2025 | 8 replies
@Marcus Pender, Since you would be staying in that house for 2 years, you would qualify for the primary residence exclusion, which allows you to exclude up to $250,000 of capital gains on the sale of your primary residence if you’re single, or up to $500,000 if married filing jointly.
Cody Miracle Out of state investing
23 September 2025 | 36 replies
I believe virtually all residential long holds in San Diego will be between those two numbers (excluding cheaper condos).So my suggestion is you analyze whether the long term upside is worth the short-term price.  
Jorge Vazquez Purchasing the company (LLC or Corporation) that holds the property
18 September 2025 | 13 replies
Now if the LLC is an insured under an existing policy one might be able to purchase an endorsement to the policy moving the effective date through the date of the purchase, but keep in mind, the policy probably excludes acts of the insured, so if the title search misses a defect of lien, say a mortgage created by the LLC and not disclosed by the seller of the LLC interest, any loss would probably not be covered.
Vishal M. In Search Of - Home Insurance Providers for Quadruplex in Columbus
25 August 2025 | 8 replies
Any special caveats to include/exclude in the insurance coverage as its a rental property?